Si Steinhauser
The Jewish Encyclopedia
of Western Pennsylvania
A project of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Silas “Si” Steinhauser (1891-1977) was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and came to Pittsburgh at the beginning of his newspaper career. He was the radio editor for the Pittsburgh Press, later adding television to his beat. He became a member of the National Radio Board of Review in 1933 and wrote a syndicated column in the 1950s called “Look and Listen.”
Si and his wife Nettie Freedman Steinhauser had two children, Charley and Nanette.